This collection houses resources that can help you with students new to Canada and the English language.
"DecodableReads™ are short, engaging stories that reinforce consistent, common vowel patterns in words and high-frequency words...Individual stories can be viewed and downloaded as PDF files by clicking the thumbnails below—or download all stories for each level by clicking the story bundle link."
The scope and sequence for these books is provided in the folder. The skills required to read the book are also provided in the first few pages of each book.
Open each book to see the sound/pattern included in the story. Sets 1-50 are available. High interest decodable chapter books are also included.
The DeepL Translator is a really cool tool that comes with its own definitions and automatic sentence completion options. You can choose from 26 languages and when you receive the translation, just double-click on a word for more details.
When you select that word in the translation, you will see a dropdown box with more options. You can also take a look at the word definition that pops up at the bottom of the page at the same time. Plus, you will see examples of the word being used in both the input and output languages. This is a great feature to have if you are trying to learn the language you are translating into.
Resources and documents
Dialog is a good translation app that offers both voice and text translations. Dialog includes a number of interesting features such as a keyboard with built-in translator, use camera to translate texts in pictures, access translations in offline mode, support for 100 languages, automatic language detection, and more.
Compatibility: iPhone/iPad / Price: Free, offers in-app purchases / Age: 4+
Retrouvez les biographies des personnes intéressantes au Canada!
Quelques exemples sont:
-Jacques Cartier
-Marguerite Bourgeoys
-Emma Lajeunesse
-Louis Cyr
-Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Educational playlists are selections of films on themes that tie in with Canadian curricula and address the important issues of the day. Many of the playlists are also linked to our study guides
This lesson for English Language Learners (ELLs) introduces the meaning of a sign you might see in places like a library or hospital. In this lesson, learners will practice reading, listening, and speaking. All activities are automatically graded with feedback provided to the learner upon submission.
Learn any language for free! French included!
German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese and more.
Un plan de leçon complet dans le cadre des sciences humaines, proposé par The Critical Thinking Consortium (TC2) - avec des collections d'images suggérées pour l'analyse critique.
This report covers language development from entering to proficient for listening, speaking, reading and writing.
Word Document Assessment on CFR progress
Categories: Entering, Emerging, Beginning, Developing, Expanding, Proficient
Check boxes: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing
This math assessment consists of 5-11 questions for each grade K-8, an answer key and a place to record student results for each question.
This website put together by a University of Regina student has a EAL section that offers a growing collection of EAL resources:
- English Exercises - grammar, vocabulary, listening, reading, phonics, seasonal and more
- English Guide Resources - listening, vocabulary, grammar, reference
- ESL Lab- Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab
- ESL Library - Lead your English language learners to greater success using Ellii's exceptional content and interactive teaching tools. Option to sign up.
- Government of Saskatchewan – A Guide to Using the Common Framework of Reference (CFR) with Learners of English as an Additional Language
- iSLCollective – English - a community of ESL/EFL teachers who publish our self-created English language lessons
- LINC 1 Classroom Activities: Learning Objects - These online language learning activities are based on a series of classroom resource books and audio CDs that were produced by Algonquin College with funding from Citizenship and Immigration Canada (Ontario Region). They are designed to assist newcomers learn English in the context of Canadian culture at the Canadian Language Benchmark 1 level.
- LINC 2 Classroom Activities: Learning Objects - Canadian Language Benchmark 2-3 range
Student Playlist
Task: Student will be able to create a digital story about….
Resource for Teachers with newcomer students.
A quick reference guide for classroom use.
Pilot Stage
This working document is in pilot stage during the 2014-2015 school year. It is anticipated that the final document will be released in September 2015.
Proprietary Notice
This document contains information that is proprietary to the Province of Saskatchewan. Any reproduction, disclosure, or other use of this document is expressly prohibited, except as authorized in writing by the provincial Ministry of Education. No part of the content of this document may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the province.
Pilot Stage This working document is in pilot stage during the 2015-2016 school year. It is anticipated that the final document will be released in September 2016. Proprietary Notice This document contains information that is proprietary to the Province of Saskatchewan. Any reproduction, disclosure, or other use of this document is expressly prohibited, except as authorized in writing by the provincial Ministry of Education. No part of the content of this document may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the province.
Word Document Assessment on Middle Level CFR progress
Categories: Entering, Emerging, Beginning, Developing, Expanding, Proficient
Check boxes: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing